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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: nilaparvata lugens

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
homoptera delphacidae brown planthopper AG rice

Active Ingredient: metolcarb

MOA: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, Carbamates
Group: CAR CAS #: 1129415 Shaugnessy Code: 0

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G4116 1983 Field Evolved Resistance
Malaysia Heong, K. L. (1983). Insecticide resistance in grain planthoppers of Malaysia.. Intern. Rice Res. Newsletter., 8 12.
G3546 1979 Field Evolved Resistance
Taiwan Lin, Y.-H, Sun, C.-N. and Feng, H.-T. (1979). Resistance of Nilaparvata lugens to MIPC and MTMC in Taiwan.. J. Econ. Entomol., 79 901-03.
G3494 1978 Field Evolved Resistance
Japan Ozaki, K. (1978). Development of insecticide resistance in the brown planthopper.. Paper presented at the 22nd Annu. Meet. Jpn. Soc. Appl. Entomol.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.